Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University Of Science And Technology

This study tested whether a fecal transplant could help critically ill patients in the ICU who cannot tolerate food through a feeding tube. Researchers gave a transplant of healthy gut bacteria through a tube to see if it would improve digestion and gut function. They measured if…

This study tested whether a new artificial intelligence (AI) system could create high-quality medical images of lung nodules while using much less radiation. 138 participants who needed a lung biopsy each received two types of scans: one with the standard radiation dose and one w…

This study tested a new artificial intelligence (AI) system designed to help doctors interpret chest X-rays. It involved 296 patients and compared reports written by junior doctors using the AI tool against those written without it. The goal was to see if AI could make diagnosis …

This study tested whether removing the wound dressing early (about 6 hours after surgery) or keeping it on for about a week leads to better healing and less scarring after facial skin surgery. 144 adults who had surgery for benign facial skin conditions like moles or cysts were r…

This study tested a new sedation medication called remimazolam in 36 ICU patients who were on breathing machines. The goal was to see if it could safely keep patients in the desired calm and comfortable state without needing extra rescue drugs. Researchers measured how well and f…

This study aimed to understand if the time of day a donor heart is collected affects a recipient's long-term health after a transplant. Researchers followed 200 patients who received a heart transplant for up to three years, tracking their survival and whether their bodies reject…

This study aimed to better understand how and why a treatment called prone ventilation helps patients with severe lung failure (ARDS). Researchers used a special, non-invasive imaging technique at the bedside to see how air and blood flow in the lungs changed when patients were p…

This study aimed to understand how specific types of immune cells, called memory CD8+ T cells, are related to how severe sepsis becomes and whether a patient survives. Researchers observed 16 adult patients in the ICU with sepsis, taking blood samples to measure these cells over …

This study looked at how different skin types affect healing and scar formation after facial surgery. Researchers followed 173 Chinese patients who had surgery for benign facial growths, assessing their skin type before surgery and checking their healing and scars at 7 and 90 day…